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August 2020

Southpac Legends

In safe hands - Jeff Mear

WHEN IT COMES TO THE NEW ZEALAND Trailer-building industry, the Mear family name ranks up there as one of the best. However, 'second-generation' Jeff Mear is not only proud to be carrying on the...

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Recently Registered

Market steadies post-COVID

New Zealand’s new truck market steadied in June as the country returned – on the home front at least – to something approaching normal in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Double Coin Imaging Awards

More than a truck
Running a fleet of trucks was, definitively, not what Aucklander Mark Geor's business was all about.Rock and Rubble was established in late 2015 to provide cleanfill removal and tipping servi...

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Industry Partners

Promising start to new year, but won't be plain sailing

NZTD News | Posted 16-01-2026 Promising start to new year, but won't be plain sailing

Positive business signals 

The latest NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion (QSBO) showed a strong lift in business confidence in...

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Fair Fuel For All – NPD And Gull Set To Join Forces At A Pump Near You

NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 Fair Fuel For All – NPD And Gull Set To Join Forces At A Pump Near You

New Zealand’s fairest fuel providers plan to create a national network that would continue to drive lower pump prices...

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First U.S. Highway Segment Wirelessly Powers Electric Heavy-Duty Truck at Speed

NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 First U.S. Highway Segment Wirelessly Powers Electric Heavy-Duty Truck at Speed

Engineers at Purdue University have successfully demonstrated the first U.S. roadway capable of wirelessly charging a heavy-duty electric truck...

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Preparation work for in-road scales as part of Napier’s Commercial Safety Vehicle Centre rescheduled

NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 Preparation work for in-road scales as part of Napier’s Commercial Safety Vehicle Centre rescheduled

Work to prepare for the installation of in-road scales on State Highway 2 Hawke’s Bay Expressway has been rescheduled.

The...

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Resurfacing nightworks continue for State Highway 1 Ngauranga Gorge

NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 Resurfacing nightworks continue for State Highway 1 Ngauranga Gorge

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is urging drivers to be prepared for overnight road closures next week as...

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Road Freight Industry Warns Tolling Existing Roads Will Undermine Public Support

NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 Road Freight Industry Warns Tolling Existing Roads Will Undermine Public Support

Road freight association Transporting New Zealand is urging the Government to remove provisions in the Land Transport (Revenue) Amendment...

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SH1 Hampton Downs nightworks – expect delays/detours

NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 SH1 Hampton Downs nightworks – expect delays/detours

Road surfacing and wire rope barrier maintenance will be taking place Sunday to Thursday nights on State Highway 1...

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Works Underway As Waitohi Picton Ferry Redevelopment Project Moves Into Delivery Phase

NZTD News | Posted 15-01-2026 Works Underway As Waitohi Picton Ferry Redevelopment Project Moves Into Delivery Phase

Physical works on the Waitohi Ferry Redevelopment Project are now underway, with demolition of the old Vehicle Access Bridge...

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Let’s not let a few bad apples spoil the whole barrel

NZTD News | Posted 12-12-2025 Let’s not let a few bad apples spoil the whole barrel

NZTA has recently suspended the licences of commercial drivers who were either suspected of submitting fraudulent documents when converting...

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